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#DBE8D7

Eggshell · very light cool green

About #DBE8D7

With the hex code #DBE8D7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 91% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eggshell — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4D7E8, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green232
Blue215

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DBE8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE8D7.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #DBE8D7.
16.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E5D6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBE7E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE8D7?

With the hex code #DBE8D7, this is a very light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 91% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE8D7?

Use black text. Black on #DBE8D7 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE8D7?

Its complementary colour is #E4D7E8, and analogous partners are #E3E8D7 and #D7E8DC.